Background
Korson, Roy was born on October 24, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David and Sarah (Gross) Korson.
Korson, Roy was born on October 24, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David and Sarah (Gross) Korson.
AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1947.
Intern, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1947-1948; postdoctoral fellow, Columbia University, New York City, 1948-1949; postdoctoral fellow, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1949-1950; resident pathology, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1949-1952; assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1951-1957; associate professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1957-1967; professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1967-1992; professor emeritus, U. Vermont, Burlington, since 1992. Visiting scientist Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, 1961-1962. Director surgical.pathology and cytology Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Burlington, 1974-1989.
Board directors American Cancer Society, Atlanta, 1982-1992, president Vermont division, Burlington, 1976-1978, 84-86. Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1952-1954. Fellow College American Pathologists.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, International Academy Pathology, American Society Cytology, New York Academy of Sciences, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Lorraine Bagdon, September 8, 1946.